Howorth Air Technology has recently been awarded the national sole supply annual service and validation contract with private healthcare specialists, Spire Healthcare, for the third year running. The contract covers all Spire’s operating theatre suites, both ultra clean and general theatres, and includes microbiological testing in the general theatres.

Spire had engaged Howorth to carry out limited service functions at its hospitals since 2009, but when the entire contract came up for renewal in 2010, Howorth was successful in its bid to take over the total Theatre Test and Validation contract for all 37 Spire hospitals, and has now retained the contract without it going out to tender for the second year running.